*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[tps3443]

11 hours ago, Papusan said:

 

Nope. This below has to be the magic with that PSU. The 8 pin to 12V-2x6 cable😁 A lot better solution than offering two native 12V-2x6 connectors on the PSU panel. More PSU manufacturers should offer the same. I hope you  find one in the package.

I found one in the package! So essentially it has two gen 5 PCIe cables, and one being the preferred method I suppose. That is very NICE!  I never even thought of it like this. 

[Mr. Fox]

11 hours ago, Papusan said:

 

Nope. This below has to be the magic with that PSU. The 8 pin to 12V-2x6 cable😁 A lot better solution than offering two native 12V-2x6 connectors on the PSU panel. More PSU manufacturers should offer the same. I hope you  find one in the package.

 

31 minutes ago, tps3443 said:

I found one in the package! So essentially it has two gen 5 PCIe cables, and one being the preferred method I suppose. That is very NICE!  I never even thought of it like this. 

So, if what I am seeing is accurate, if you have an older NVIDIA, like a 3090, or current AMD GPU with 2 or 3 8-pin PCIe power connections this PSU is unusable, is that correct? You'd have to buy a new PSU if you decided to go with something like a 7900 XTX or 9070 XT. It has only one conventional 8-pin GPU power cable?  Is that right?

[Meaker]

55 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

 

So, if what I am seeing is accurate, if you have an older NVIDIA, like a 3090, or current AMD GPU with 2 or 3 8-pin PCIe power connections this PSU is unusable, is that correct? You'd have to buy a new PSU if you decided to go with something like a 7900 XTX or 9070 XT. It has only one conventional 8-pin GPU power cable?  Is that right?

 

The 12VHPWR can be used as 2 8 pins with the last cable and it looks like they come with 3 single ended 8 pin cables and a pigtail cable, so the 1200W cable comes with 7 total 8 pin connector ends.

[Mr. Fox]

1 hour ago, Meaker said:

 

The 12VHPWR can be used as 2 8 pins with the last cable and it looks like they come with 3 single ended 8 pin cables and a pigtail cable, so the 1200W cable comes with 7 total 8 pin connector ends.

If that is true (and I do not doubt it) the product documentation Lian Li has posted on Amazon is not accurate (which would not surprise me). Clear communication in English has never been a strength for most Chinese manufacturers.

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So, I have finally outgrown my dual 1440p 165Hz Predator displays. They have been outstanding monitors, just not enough screen real estate for the amount of time I spend in Excel and PowerBI every day. Found this awesome deal ($100 off sale) and grabbed two. They are the same size and will fit on my dual monitor stand just fine.

 

https://www.newegg.com/acer-xv273k-v3bmiiprx-27-uhd-160-hz-nitro-ips-black/p/N82E16824011500

 

 

[Papusan]

3 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

 

So, if what I am seeing is accurate, if you have an older NVIDIA, like a 3090, or current AMD GPU with 2 or 3 8-pin PCIe power connections this PSU is unusable, is that correct? You'd have to buy a new PSU if you decided to go with something like a 7900 XTX or 9070 XT. It has only one conventional 8-pin GPU power cable?  Is that right?

 

That PSU have 6x 8 pin connectors. Slight better than the new normal with 5x8pin or less. You probably need to use one of the daisy chained 8 pin cables with the new "normal" PSUs if going with the better custom Radeon or older Nvidia GPUs. Not ideal but it's what it is. Modern times where the PSU manufacturers cut costs to implement the 12+4 pin disaster.

 

 

[electrosoft]

1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said:

If that is true (and I do not doubt it) the product documentation Lian Li has posted on Amazon is not accurate (which would not surprise me). Clear communication in English has never been a strength for most Chinese manufacturers.

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So, I have finally outgrown my dual 1440p 165Hz Predator displays. They have been outstanding monitors, just not enough screen real estate for the amount of time I spend in Excel and PowerBI every day. Found this awesome deal ($100 off sale) and grabbed two. They are the same size and will fit on my dual monitor stand just fine.

 

https://www.newegg.com/acer-xv273k-v3bmiiprx-27-uhd-160-hz-nitro-ips-black/p/N82E16824011500

 

 

 

Welcome to the 4k club brother! 🙂

 

 

[Meaker]

 

Now without pigtailed connectors lol. Grabbed the corsair type 4 premium single end cables.

[Mr. Fox]

31 minutes ago, electrosoft said:

 

Welcome to the 4k club brother! 🙂

 

 

Thank you.

 

I actually have an ASUS 4K 120Hz IPS display that I bought about a year or two ago. It is an older model that was a flagship product in its day. It is connected to the Apex system so I do not use it 40-60 hours per week. But, these Predator monitors should be better based on numerous specs. I just finally got fed up with all of the scrolling I have to do for Excel and PowerBI every day for work. It will also be less of a shock/adjustment to my eyes and brain going back and forth from 4K to 2K. Whenever I use the Apex system with the 4K screen it takes me a bit to readjust to it.

 

I have a total of five monitors in my office. The two 1080p screens will no longer be needed. I will use the 1440p Predators in place of them.

21 minutes ago, Meaker said:

 

Now without pigtailed connectors lol. Grabbed the corsair type 4 premium single end cables.

That GPU looks so good. I know I have said it before, but I prefer that sort of very clean and non-descript look over the garish look of many of the popular gamer-targeted GPUs. 

[Meaker]

The MEG display has been a trooper so far, seems even happier with the 9070xt than it did the 4070.